I'm not a huge Rush fan myself, but I do enjoy their music quite a bit. But I love progressive, developmental music. And if you are trying to undersell their rhythm section... just no. Don't even start, they are extremely gifted and great at what they do.

All three are absolutely masterful when it comes to playing their instruments. I can understand Rush hate on the basis of Geddy's voice, but I was so blown away by how absolutely spectacular they were when it came to actually playing their instruments. Rush killed it. I'm closing out Bluesfest with BB King on Sunday, should be awesome as well.

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The APS is strong in this one.

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Tears for Fears is better than whatever it is you happen to be thinking about right now.

Wooten takes it, dudes, he makes sound patterns on a bass that I can only dream of. He is probably the most technically gifted bass player to have walked the planet.

At Bonnaroo, for their Superjam, Larry Graham (from Sly and the Family Stone) was the bass player. He doesn't drop bombs like Wooten does, but he is by far the most authoritative bass player I've ever heard. His sound alone, even when playing the simplest bassline, fills the air, and hits you from all angles, equally. And the man is funky as ****, and can groove so damn much.

Sheer luck put me front row practically on the stage for Animal Collective and Weezer last night. Animal Collective put on a short show but they were incredible. I was a bit worried their sound wouldn't translate well to a live setting but I was completely wrong. This was my second time seeing Weezer and Bluesfest and they were even better than the last time. I also caught a guitar pick that Rivers threw so that was cool.

I haven't gotten to listen to anything beyond "Better Days" which is already a single, but it's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, it will be a wonderful, magical, enlightening album, I'm sure. It's in their nature.

I haven't gotten to listen to anything beyond "Better Days" which is already a single, but it's Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, it will be a wonderful, magical, enlightening album, I'm sure. It's in their nature.

Really? I absolutely love "Here". Man on Fire is a great great song that puts a smile on my face every time I hear it. Fiya Wata is in my top tier of favorite songs. The lyrics to that, as well as the arrangement of that song are a powerfully spiritual experience for me, that is the manner in which I love that song. And it finishes with All Wash Out... for me, that's just about perfect.

I don't know, I like every one of the songs that they've ever released, to be honest, but I really do think "Here" is a strong album. The first three songs are so up-beat and get you going, and then they bring it down and really bring in some deep, heavy themes throughout the rest. At least for me, there is something I love in every one of those songs.

Really? I absolutely love "Here". Man on Fire is a great great song that puts a smile on my face every time I hear it. Fiya Wata is in my top tier of favorite songs. The lyrics to that, as well as the arrangement of that song are a powerfully spiritual experience for me, that is the manner in which I love that song. And it finishes with All Wash Out... for me, that's just about perfect.

I don't know, I like every one of the songs that they've ever released, to be honest, but I really do think "Here" is a strong album. The first three songs are so up-beat and get you going, and then they bring it down and really bring in some deep, heavy themes throughout the rest. At least for me, there is something I love in every one of those songs.

The album felt like an AA meeting to me. It got preachy and I didn't connect with it at any level. I've chosen Family of the Year's Loma Vista as the spiritual follow up to Up From Below.

So I ended up seeing the Arkells and BB King this weekend to close out Bluesfest. Both were unreal. Arkells did a wicked awesome covers of Rock the Casbah and I Want You Back, and seeing BB King live was honestly one of the coolest things I could ever hope to see. The smoothest man who has ever lived and a true professional. Warm, gentlemanly and absolutely stellar with that guitar in his hands. He loved the crowd so much, it was just ******* incredible. So fortunate to have seen that. 87 years old too, he's getting up there.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Goosemahn

The APS is strong in this one.

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Originally Posted by killxswitch

Tears for Fears is better than whatever it is you happen to be thinking about right now.

The album felt like an AA meeting to me. It got preachy and I didn't connect with it at any level. I've chosen Family of the Year's Loma Vista as the spiritual follow up to Up From Below.

I could see how it could come off that way to some people, but I was soaking up every second of Here, and still do. The album they come out with is fantastic though, I think you would appreciate the feel of this a little more than Here, though there are some of those "preachy" elements to it, but I'm soaking it in. I've found that I enjoy their albums the more I listen to them, maybe another play through could offer up another fresh new perspective into it, I've found that I find new ways to connect with music (even stuff I don't connect with all that much to start) after I haven't listened to it in a while.